Senior Engineering & Maintenance Expert – Ibex Readiness

Swisslinx AG; Oberwallis; Vor Ort; CHF 180.000 - 240.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Swisslinx AG is seeking a senior Engineering and Maintenance lead to direct capital-investment projects for Ibex biopharmaceutical facilities. You will supervise construction, commissioning and qualification activities, and serve as the interface between investment engineering and operations.

The role requires leading complex projects, defining maintenance concepts and ensuring GMP readiness. The position emphasizes cross-functional leadership, adherence to site standards, and collaboration with

Qualifikationen

• Fluency in English and German.
• Extensive engineering and maintenance experience in regulated manufacturing.
• Experience leading capital-investment, engineering, maintenance, commissioning or facility-readiness initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of plant engineering, utility systems, maintenance and qualification processes.
• Ability to translate operational requirements into engineering solutions.

Aufgaben

• Act as Engineering and Maintenance lead for capital-investment projects including construction, commissioning and qualification of Ibex biopharmaceutical facilities.
• Lead cross-functional teams and interface between investment engineering and operations.
• Define and deliver requirements for engineering/qualification tools and maintenance concepts.
• Promote proactive maintenance strategies and failure-prevention approaches.
• Collaborate with Operations to shape future operating organization and headcount ramp-up.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

GMP knowledge

Ausbildung

BSc in mechanical/electrical/automation or related

Jobbeschreibung

In this senior role, you will act as the Engineering and Maintenance lead for capital-investment projects involving the construction, commissioning and qualification of Ibex biopharmaceutical facilities. You will provide the engineering, qualification, utilities and maintenance input required to ensure the future facilities are operationally ready, reliable and aligned with site-wide standards.

Acting as the future Head of Plant Engineering during the initial project phases, you will lead cross-functional teams and serve as the key interface between investment engineering and operations.

• Act as the Engineering and Maintenance expert for capital-investment projects involving the construction and commissioning of Ibex biopharmaceutical facilities.
• Support feasibility studies and the conceptual and basic design phases as the future Head of Plant Engineering for the new facilities.
• Serve as the primary interface between the investment-engineering organization—including Global Engineering and external contractors—and operations.
• Provide the operational input and requirements needed for the design and implementation of utility systems.
• Define and deliver requirements for engineering and qualification tools used during construction, commissioning and qualification.
• Establish equipment-standardization requirements, pipe classes, qualification approaches and maintenance concepts.
• Implement maintenance strategies, standards and processes in alignment with the wider Visp site.
• Promote cost-effective preventive and predictive maintenance approaches to ensure long-term equipment reliability.
• Collaborate with Operations leadership to define the future operating organization and associated headcount ramp-up plans.
• Raise the level of ambition in facility design by incorporating innovation, operational improvements and solutions that optimize manufacturing and maintenance costs.
• Bring an operational and process-focused perspective to engineering and facility-design decisions.
• Support GMP and safety risk assessments, contributing technical expertise to risk analyses and mitigation measures.
• Advise future production and project teams on plant engineering, maintenance and utility-related matters.
• Build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders and ensure clear communication across cross-functional teams.
• Contribute as a member of the Ibex Plant Engineering Leadership Team, representing all engineering and maintenance matters within the assigned area.
• Promote an open, collaborative and improvement-focused culture by supporting change, new ideas, teamwork and continuous improvement across organizational boundaries.

Requirements

• BSc in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, automation or a related technical discipline.
• Fluency in both English and German.
• Extensive engineering and maintenance experience within a biopharmaceutical or similarly regulated manufacturing environment.
• Proven experience leading complex capital-investment, engineering, maintenance, commissioning or facility-readiness initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of plant engineering, utility systems, equipment maintenance and qualification processes.
• Experience contributing to feasibility studies and conceptual or basic facility design.
• Ability to translate operational requirements into practical engineering and maintenance solutions.
• Strong leadership skills, with the ability to establish accountability, drive performance and align priorities with business objectives.
• Recognized technical expertise combined with a sound understanding of operational, business and financial processes.
• Structured, proactive and solution-oriented approach to decision-making.
• Ability to work effectively in ambiguous project environments, manage competing priorities and escalate issues appropriately.
• Strong stakeholder-management and communication skills across all organizational levels.
• Collaborative mindset with a commitment to knowledge sharing, team development and continuous improvement.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification would be an advantage.

This is an opportunity to help shape the engineering, maintenance and operational-readiness strategy for major biopharmaceutical facilities. You will influence critical design decisions, introduce innovative maintenance concepts and support the successful transition of new facilities from capital project to reliable GMP manufacturing operations.

If you have the required experience and are interested in this opportunity, we look forward to receiving your application.

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